The difference is where the order is typed. Traditional POS pulls every waiter back to a machine. Mobile POS types the order where the guest is.

Traditional POS

  • Fixed terminal, often a printer and a cash drawer.
  • Better when one cashier owns the bill.
  • Training and hardware are part of the cost.

Mobile POS

  • Phone or tablet on the floor.
  • SpoonCub uses the phone browser, saved to the home screen.
  • A device PIN matters because the phone is shared.

Which one to run

Use traditional POS for a cashier-led counter that already works. Use mobile when the walk back to the machine is why tickets go wrong.

Related: Tablet POS vs mobile POS.

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